The 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championships, or 2008 Youth Worlds, were held on July 8-13, 2008, in Monterrey

Monterrey

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Nuevo León

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The Championships were held at the Aquatics Center of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Centro Acuático Olímpico Universitario). In May 2008, this same pool hosted the swimming portion of the 2008 Mexican National Olympiad, which served as the country's selection meet for Mexico's teams to the 2008 Olympics.

The male participants had to be 18 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 (i.e. born 1990 or later). The female participants had to be 17 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 (i.e. born 1991 or later).

Medals table

Place	Nation				Total
1		9	6	6	21
2		7	2	4	13
3		5	0	0	5
4		4	4	2	10
5		4	2	2	8
6		3	5	2	10
7		3	3	6	12
8		2	1	3	6
9		1	7	1	9
10		1	2	2	5
11		1	0	0	1
12		0	3	1	4
13		0	2	6	8
14		0	1	1	2
		0	1	1	2
16		0	1	0	1
17		0	0	2	2
18		0	0	1	1
Total		40	40	40	120

Boy's events

Boy's freestyle
50 m	Orinoco Faamausili	22.37 CR	Luca Dotto Luca Dotto -References:*...	22.63	Luca Leonardi	22.70
100 m	Luca Dotto Luca Dotto -References:*...	50.06 CR	Luca Leonardi	50.11	Oleg Tikhobaev	50.33
200 m	Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	1:47.63 CR	Robert Bale	1:49.44	Lucien Hassdenteufel	1:49.72
400 m	Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	3:51.81 CR	Alex di Giorgio	3:53.19	Krzysztof Pielowski	3:53.66
800 m	Heerden Herman	8:01.77 CR	Krzystof Pielowski	8:02.02	Raoul Shaw	8:04.71
1500 m	Krzystof Pielowski	15:25.01 CR	Artem Podyakov	15:26.56	Raoul Shaw	15:31.07
Boy's backstroke
50 m	Benjamin Treffers	25.60 CR	Pavel Sankovich	25.93	Artem Dubovskoy	26.17
100 m	Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:...	55.32	Benjamin Treffers	55.77	Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn is an English swimmer expected to compete for Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is currently based at the University of Bath, where he trains at one of British Swimming's Intensive Training Centres....	56.04
200 m	Kurt Basset	1:59.67 CR	Matthew Swanston	2:00.53	Radoslaw Kawecki	2:00.72
Boy's breaststroke
50 m	Daniel Sliwinski	28.37 CR	Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian origin. Siladji mainly competes in the breaststroke.- Career :Szilágyi finished elementary school and gymnasium in Bečej. He began to practice swimming since 1997, and until 2004 he also trained water polo alongside...	28.38	Andrea Toniato	28.40
100 m	Daniel Sliwiniski	1:02.19 CR	Marco Koch	1:02.56	Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi Csaba Szilágyi is a Serbian swimmer of Hungarian origin. Siladji mainly competes in the breaststroke.- Career :Szilágyi finished elementary school and gymnasium in Bečej. He began to practice swimming since 1997, and until 2004 he also trained water polo alongside...	1:02.57
200 m	Alexey Zinovyev	2:14.78 CR	Marco Koch	2:15.27	Robert Holderness	2:15.67
Boy's butterfly
50 m	Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:...	23.61 CR	Ivan Lenđer	23.97	Pavel Sankovich	24.26
100 m	Daniel Bell Daniel Bell (swimmer) Daniel Bell is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts event.-References:...	52.52 CR	Ivan Lenđer	52.62	Timothy Phillips	52.87
200 m	Yuya Horihata Yuya Horihata -References:*...	1:59.03 CR	Federico Bussolin	1:59.13	Yusuke Mori	1:59.32
Boy's individual medley
200 m	Dimitri Colupaev	2:02.28 CR	Austin Surhoff Austin Surhoff Austin Surhoff is an American swimmer.-Swimming career:As a college swimmer at Texas, Surhoff is a one-time NCAA champion, having won the 200 yard IM in 2010. He also won the 200 yard IM and 200 yard backstroke at the 2010 Big 12 Championships.At the 2008 U.S...	2:02.51	Yuya Horihata Yuya Horihata -References:*...	2:02.99
400 m	Andrew Gemmell Andrew Gemmell Andrew Douglas Gemmell is an American long-distance swimmer. Gemmell currently swims for the University of Georgia.-Career:...	4:21.58	Jan-David Schepers	4:22.10	Keita Sameshima	4:29.93
Boy's relays
4×100 m freestyle	Luca Dotto Luca Dotto -References:*... Marco Orsi Fabio Gimondi Luca Leonardi	3:19.09 CR	Artem Lobuzov Vladimir Bryukhov Oleg Tikhobaev Danila Izotov Danila Izotov Danila Sergeyevich Izotov is a Russian freestyle swimmer. Izotov won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	3:20.64	Marcos Macedo João de Lucca Renner Lima Henrique Rodrigues	3:22.81
4×200 m freestyle	Robert Bale Thomas Parris Ryan Bennett Christopher Walker-Hebborn	7:20.18 CR	Joel Ax Lucien Hassdenteufel Jan-David Schepers Dimitri Colupaev	7:20.27	Kohei Masuda Yuta Takahashi Yuki Kobori Yuya Horihata Yuya Horihata -References:*...	7:24.72
4×100 m medley	Christopher Walker-Hebborn Daniel Sliwinski James Doolan Robert Bale	3:41.69 CR	Takashi Iyobe Takeshi Yamada Shinri Shioura Kenta Ito	3:42.61	Timothy Johnson Eric Friedland Timothy Phillips Walter Rumans	3:42.79

Girl's events

Girl's freestyle
50 m	Elodie Schmitt	25.88	Hannah Riordan	25.95	Nathalie Lindborg	26.01
100 m	Samantha Tucker	55.59 CR	Silke Lippok Silke Lippok Silke Lippok is a German swimmer from Pforzheim.-External links:*Swim Rankings...	56.08	Megan Romano	56.32
200 m	Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson is an American swimmer of Norwegian heritage. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records....	1:59.78 CR	Samantha Tucker	2:00.41	Ellen Fullerton	2:01.18
400 m	Elena Sokolova Elena Sokolova (swimmer) Elena Petrovna Sokolova is a Russian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 800 m freestyle, placing 2nd in her heat and 7th in the final. She was also a member of the Russian 4×100 m freestyle relay, which placed 12th in the heats and did not advance to the...	4:06.30 CR, NR	Margaux Fabre	4:12.44	Katie Gardocki	4:13.00
800 m	Elena Sokolova Elena Sokolova (swimmer) Elena Petrovna Sokolova is a Russian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 800 m freestyle, placing 2nd in her heat and 7th in the final. She was also a member of the Russian 4×100 m freestyle relay, which placed 12th in the heats and did not advance to the...	8:32.75 CR	Katie Gardocki	8:37.08	Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games...	8:37.82
1500 m	Elena Sokolova Elena Sokolova (swimmer) Elena Petrovna Sokolova is a Russian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 800 m freestyle, placing 2nd in her heat and 7th in the final. She was also a member of the Russian 4×100 m freestyle relay, which placed 12th in the heats and did not advance to the...	16:28.77 CR	Kalliopi Araouzou	16:33.68	Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games...	16:36.33
Girl's backstroke
50 m	Grace Loh Grace Loh Grace Elizabeth Loh is Australia's first World Junior Swimming Champion.Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico....	28.83 CR	Etiene Medeiros	29.44	Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...	29.45
100 m	Grace Loh Grace Loh Grace Elizabeth Loh is Australia's first World Junior Swimming Champion.Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico....	1:02.02	Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...	1:02.37	Tess Simpson	1:02.96
200 m	Zuzanna Mazurek	2:12.56 CR	Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...	2:13.53	Karolina Urbanska	2:13.83
Girl's breaststroke
50 m	Anna Carlson	31.81	Laura Sogar	31.94	Amanda Reason Amanda Reason Amanda Reason is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer. She is a former world-record holder in the 50 m breaststroke in the long course.-Career:...	32.02
100 m	Samantha Marshall	1:08.72 CR	Mina Matsushima	1:08.99	Ekaterina Baklakova	1:09.06
200 m	Olga Detenyuk	2:25.19 CR	Keiko Fukudome	2:25.39	Laura Sogar	2:26.41
Girl's butterfly
50 m	Silvia di Pietro	26.77 CR	Mélane Henique	27.09	Ellese Zallewsky	27.13
100 m	Natsuki Akiyama	59.58	Silvia di Pietro	59.60	Yui Miyamoto	1:00.05
200 m	Natsuki Akiyama	2:08.10 CR	Nina Schiffer	2:09.36	Yui Miyamoto	2:09.41
Girl's individual medley
200 m	Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson is an American swimmer of Norwegian heritage. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records....	2:12.97 CR	Ellen Fullerton	2:14.73	Victoria Andreeva	2:16.21
400 m	Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson is an American swimmer of Norwegian heritage. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records....	4:43.49 CR	Ellen Fullerton	4:45.17	Barbara Jardin	4:49.10
Girl's relays
4×100 m freestyle	Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson is an American swimmer of Norwegian heritage. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records.... Megan Romano Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome... Samantha Tucker	3:43.54 CR	Silke Lippok Silke Lippok Silke Lippok is a German swimmer from Pforzheim.-External links:*Swim Rankings... Franziska Jansen Lisa Vitting Lisa Vitting -External links:*Swim Rankings... Sina Sutter	3:46.63	Hannah Riordan Hilary Bell Paige Schultz Alexandra Gabor	3:47.30
4×200 m freestyle	Samantha Tucker Lily Moldenhauer Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson Dagny Knutson is an American swimmer of Norwegian heritage. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records.... Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...	8:04.49 CR	Sasha Matthews Rebecca Turner Lucy Worrall Lauren Collins	8:06.52	Alexandra Gabor Barbara Jardin Hilary Bell Paige Schultz	8:10.08
4×100 m medley	Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome... Laura Sogar Caroline McElhany Samantha Tucker	4:06.90 CR	Grace Loh Grace Loh Grace Elizabeth Loh is Australia's first World Junior Swimming Champion.Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico.... Samantha Marshall Ellese Zalewski Ellen Fullerton	4:07.59	Tess Simpson Amanda Reason Amanda Reason Amanda Reason is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer. She is a former world-record holder in the 50 m breaststroke in the long course.-Career:... Kendra Chernoff Hannah Riordan	4:07.76

External links

• Swim Rankings Results